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For the first time visually impaired people will be able to feel the amazement, drama and emotions of some of the most impressive photos.
For the first time in Ukraine the new concept photo exhibition which can be seen by hands, took place in Kyiv.
The journey into the world of blind, and the real discover for the seeing.
Next to the color photo is its tactical analog, a transparent raised file made of polymer.

The tactile photo exhibition based on the Youriy Bilak's collection "Ukrainians", that have been already shown in Kiev, Lviv and Bucharest in 2007. The exhibition had a great success and a broad publicity in media. The "Ukrainians" was seen seen by more than 15 000 of visitors.
The next step was the project "Touch and see", which aim is to give a chance for the blinded people to learn art of the photo.

"I was inspired by the modern technologies, which are used by Aurélie Pallard, Michel Bris and Hoëlle Corvest-Morel for the "Louvre museum" and for the "Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie de Paris", Pierre Fustier for the embossed files printing.
I realized that I have to invent another "language", which will be completely indifferent to the light, shadows, colors and especially to the perspective."

For the first time blind people will be able to see the photos, to share their emotions with their seeing friends.

Tactile know-how

Click on the photo to enter the gallery		Nina Matvienko (Ukrainian singer) with Yurij Bilak demonstrate the technique of the tactile photo. To the right, is the original photo. To the left, is the tactile example, transparent, bold file made of polymer. The feature of the exhibition is that each of the 30 tactile photos accompanied by an audio file, the comment, which will stress the poetry and the details of the photo. (photo Eugene Frolov)
		TV spot (3,2 Mb)
The exhibition on location
Click on the photo to enter the gallery

The developed technology unlike any other

The distinguishing feature of the tactical exhibition will be the accompaniment of the photos with the voice description. The 18 main cultural, political and art personalities of Ukraine were describing the photos: Karolina Ashion, Bohdan Beniuk, Oksana Bilozir, Masha Efrosinina, Foma (band “Mandry”), Olha Herasymiuk, Larysa Horolets, Volodymyr Hryshko, Yuriy Makarov, Nina Matvienko, Oleh Pinchuk, Oleksandr Polozhynskyj, Oleh Skrypka, Olha Sumska, Mykola Veresen', VovaZiLvova, Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Kateryna Yushchenko.

Photos from studio – the recording of the voices to the tactical photos (photos Eugene Frolov)

Arseniy Yatsenyuk (Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada)	Olha Sumska (actress)
Oksana Bilozir (depute - ex cultural minister -singer)	VovaZil'Vova (singer)
Oleh Skrypka (singer)	Masha Efrosinina (TV speaker)
Olha Herasymiuk (depute - tv journalist)	Yuriy Makarov (tv journalist)
Foma "Mandry" (singer)	Mykola Veresen' (tv journalist)
Larysa Khorolets, actrice - "voice" for blind people's books	Bohdan Beniuk (actor)
Karolina Ashion (tv journalist)	Volodymyr Hryshko (opera singer)
Oleh Pinchuk (sculptor)	Oleksandr Polozhynskyj (singer)

The aim of the project

To draw attention of the society to the problems of the visually impaired people
To further the public’s positive attitude towards the visually impaired people
To assist the social integration of the visually impaired people

Official presentation

The event has been held in Kyiv 19th of May 2008 “Ukrainian House” (Ukrajinskyj Dim) with the support of “Open Ukraine” fund, “Ukraine 3000” fund, and the French embassy in Ukraine.

Were present : the First lady of Ukraine Kateryna Yushchenko, the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the Ambassador of France in Ukraine Jean-Paul Veziant.

Click on the photo to see the pictures of the event

At the photos – fragments of the TV talk show with Yuriy Bilak: working on the promotion of the social project in Ukrainian media

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